stomatitis

Hello All,

My 7 yr old cat Cyrus has Stomatits. He had a full mouth extraction back in May 2006. Since he still had major redness/inflammation after the extractions, the vet did depo shots. Cyrus got to the point where he had to go in every 3 weeks. So then we put him on liquid Dexamethasone. It has been a year and now the Dex does not seem to be working as well. Today we are switching him to Triamcinolone. Cyrus also got diagnosed with Diabetes 2 wks ago.....his BG was in the 350's. Has anyone else tried the Triamcinolone with gingivitas?? I am hoping that this works!! Cyrus is still playing and his lovable self. I want to give him the best life possible.

If anyone has any advice on Stomatits, I am open to them. I also use Biotene gel everyday for his gums.

Thank you!!
Heather & Cyrus

 

My Henry had all his teeth removed and he did great after, he did end up on Prednisone at age 18 for athritis, but not for the teeth. So, I'm sorry, I can't help with that, but have you put any thought into insulin treatment for the FD? I know the vet started you on Glip, but honestly, insulin is a much better choice.

 

Hi there..my Merlyn had a very mild case of stomatitis but the 2 week course of prednisolone is what sent him into diabetes (I think he was genetically predisposed) Lynette, a FDMBer who doesnt post much anymore (but oldtimers remember fondly) , runs this organization and shes got lots of info about stomatitis due to her own experience..and has lots of links here.
http://www.felineoutreach.org/Education/Stomatitis.html

also, Cat and Sweet Max have had lots of experience unfortunately, so you might Private Message her (thru User Control Panel)

Crossing all paws for Cyrus.

 

I have 4 Stomatitis kitties... all are non-caudal... meaning that the chronic inflammation effects the gums and not the back of the throat. This is a good thing. Caudal Stomatitis is an aweful disorder to try to treat. Did you have the extractions done by a dental specialist? or just a regular vet? It is absolutely imperative to remove every spec of the roots when the extractions are done. Radiographs after the extractions should be performed to determine if all fragments are gone. If even the tiniest fragment of root is left behind, the inflammation will persist. Yahoo has a Stomatitis Group that is hugely helpful. I highly recommend joining them. You can sign up here: http://pets.dir.groups.yahoo.com/gr...&t=directory&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=dir&slk=15

 

Jane, thanks for that link. I joined, as I'm having the same issues with my Bandit. She had a full mouth extraction, but that didn't work for her. Tried several antibiotics, and now on prednisolone, and about to start cyclosporine. If none of this helps, then we'll be going to the medrol pills. I wanted to save the medrol pills/shots for last resort, as I REALLY don't want another diabetic cat. :/

The Feline Outreach site that Lisa posted has some really great info that I've been talking to my vet about with our treatment.

 

I'm sorry I can't offer advice, but all of the links and other information will be very useful to me. I have a young cat that had stomatitis and most of her teeth removed - he left the front 4 incisors and small teeth. She still has a bit of redness that I need to have evaluated but her mouth is so much improved from what it was. Her extraction was done by a regular vet and not a specialist so the redness may be caused by root fragments. That had never occurred to me.
Feline Outreach is a great source of information and I've consulted it many times for different topics.